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Epidemiology of Pesticide Poisoning Among Children in Morocco

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Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition) (EMCEI 2019)

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The study aims to determine the epidemiological characteristics of pesticide poisoning and associated risk factors in Moroccan children. A retrospective study of pesticide poisoning in children under the age of 14 years, reported from 2008 to 2014 to the Moroccan Poison Control Centre, was conducted. During the period of study, 1,745 cases of pesticide poisoning among children were recorded, 21 of them fatal. The average age of the patients was 4.9 ± 4.3 years with a male–female ratio of 1.3 (p < 0.000). The majority of exposures (91.3%) were unintentional. About 68% of poisoning accidents happened in urban areas. Insecticides were incriminated in 51.8% of cases. According to the results, intentional poisoning cases increase their risk of dying by six times (OR = 6.3; 95% CI: 2.8–14.4). Pesticide poisoning remains a significant public health problem. Organizing campaigns for parental guidance by government authorities are needed.

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  1. PPR-B-Mokhtari-FS-ITU-Kenitra-Laboratory of Genetics and Biometry, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco

    Zakaria Abidli, Sara Jadda, Hinde Hami, Donia Kharbouch & Abdelrhani Mokhtari

  2. Faculty of Science and Techniques, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tangier, Morocco

    Latifa Amiar

  3. Moroccan Poison Control Center, Rabat, Morocco

    Naima Rhalem & Rachida Soulaymani-Bencheikh

  4. Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

    Rachida Soulaymani-Bencheikh

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Abidli, Z. et al. (2021). Epidemiology of Pesticide Poisoning Among Children in Morocco. In: Ksibi, M., et al. Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition). EMCEI 2019. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51210-1_213

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